Referred to as “Watergate at the high school level” by attendees of the National Council of Teachers of English during a 1975 convention, at its core The Chocolate War (1974) is a brilliantly-crafted novel that focuses on the issues of conformity and the use of coercion to enforce cultural norms. A New York Times Book Review stated that “Mr. Cormier is almost unique in his powerful integration of the personal, political, and moral.” However, 30 years later, it has become one of the top ten most-challenged books of the 21st century for sexual content, offensive language, and violence.
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